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Beautiful Athabasca

Beautiful Athabasca

Once again Lois and staff have beautified the town with your artistic green thumb abilities. Thank you— you are our best ambassadors. Visitors are impressed – move here – we have all the amenities, beauty as well.
Wildfire relief efforts

Wildfire relief efforts

In case you haven’t noticed, there are wildfires in B.C. and new ones are springing up every day. Just as horrific an experience as the 2016 Fort McMurray fire was for Albertans, more than 40,000 British Columbians have evacuated their homes to date.
Oh to be older

Oh to be older

Sometimes I wish I were older. I know that sounds counterintuitive from someone whose grey hairs are starting to outnumber those for the dark ones and the knees are starting to protest, but I do.
Don't panic

Don't panic

Flip back a few pages in this week’s paper and you’ll see the article we wrote this week in regards to the AUPE’s complaint about cytotoxin exposure at the Westlock Healthcare Centre.
Road rage

Road rage

If you’ve ever lived in Westlock County, worked for the county, served as a councillor or even attended county meetings on a regular basis, you know that roads never cease being a problem.
Open for business

Open for business

Well folks, it is finally open. The long-awaited multi-million dollar Barrhead Regional Aquatics Centre celebrated its grand opening this week with speeches from Westlock-Morinville-Barrhead MLA Glenn van Dijken, Town of Barrhead mayor Gerry St.
Ready to face disaster?

Ready to face disaster?

How ready are you if a natural disaster or other calamity were to hit Barrhead? It is a question I found myself asking as I passed through what seems to be countless wild fires that are raging in British Columbia right now.
Prayer should be kept out of schools, reader says

Prayer should be kept out of schools, reader says

Dear Editor, Should we keep prayer private and maximize public school resources for a worldly education? The answer is yes. The Lord’s Prayer is not needed in school.
Reader asks if politicians got it wrong about cause of global warming

Reader asks if politicians got it wrong about cause of global warming

Dear Editor, Did the politicians get it wrong as to the cause of Carbon 14 increasing in the atmosphere? I have said it from the start, the evidence aligns with cyclic global activity.
Not the time to rock the boat

Not the time to rock the boat

The County of Barrhead has to hire a consultant from a provincially approved list of certified individuals to go through the safety audit process. And councillors are not happy about it.
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